David Charleston, once a world renowned journalist, now lives alone maintaining the Thunder Rock lighthouse in Lake Michigan. He doesn't cash his paychecks and has no contact other than the monthly inspector's visit. When alone, he imagines conversations with those who died when a 19th century packet ship with some 60 passengers sank. He imagines their lives, their problems, their fears and their hopes. In one of these conversations, he recalls his own efforts in the 1930s when he desperately tried to convince first his editors, and later the public, of the dangers of fascism and the inevitability of war. Few would listen. One of the passengers, a spinster, tells her story of seeking independence from a world dominated by men. There's also the case of a doctor who is banished for using unacceptable methods. David has given up on life, but the imaginary passengers give him hope for the future.
as David Charleston
as Ellen Kirby
as Streeter
as Melanie Kurtz
as Capt. Joshua Stuart
as Dr. Kurtz
as Anne Marie
as Briggs
as Mrs. Briggs
as Robert
as Harry
as Chairman of Directors
as Flanning
as New Pilot
as Mr. Kirby
as Woman Director
as Office Clerk
as Office Clerk
as British Consul
as Director
as Dr. Hartmann (uncredited)
as Old Woman in Cell (uncredited)
as 1st Magistrate (uncredited)
as Italian Police Chief (uncredited)
as President of the Medical Society (uncredited)
as Italian Passenger (uncredited)
as Doctor (uncredited)
as 1st Judge (uncredited)
as Mr. Hirohiti (uncredited)
as Man Asleep in Theatre (uncredited)
